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PROMOTIONS n Congratulations to Devon Bell for his appointment as Sheriff of the Placer County Sheriff’s De-

the 244th session and was selected for this position from the

who are retiring. Between these three folks, they have a total of 103 years of experience that will be missed.

IOWA n Our fall luncheon was at- tended by nearly 60 members in Ames. Our sponsor was Acadia Healthcare and Janelle Cronk made the trip to join us and share more about what Acadia does. Thanks to Acadia Healthcare for their partnership and support of the Iowa Chap- ter. At the luncheon the Iowa Chapter voted to donate $5,000 to C.O.P.S. for their capital campaign. We hope that other chapters are also stepping up to support this worthy cause. n Tim Sitting , Session 223, started work as the Chief of Police in Fort Madison on November 14, 2016. We wish him the best there. n Lt. Wes Breckenridge , Ses- sion 255, Newton Police Depart- ment, was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives for District 29. He beat the incum- bent by a 2-1 margin. n We bid adieu to two long- serving public servants and Iowa Chapter Board members recently. Dubuque County Sheriff Don Vrotsos , Session 204, retired at the end of 2016. Don had most recently served as the Iowa Chapter Secretary/ Treasurer. Iowa State Patrol Colonel Mike Van Berkum retired on March 3, 2017. Mike was an Iowa Chapter President. We wish both Don and Mike all the best in retirement. n Finally, we want to share that former Scott County Deputy and NA graduate John F. Gro- thus passed away on October 16, 2016. We pray for comfort for his family and draw inspira- tion from his service. KANSAS/WMISSOURI n The Kansas-Western Missouri Chapter sends out greetings from the middle of the United States! We would like to honor several of our Chapter members

n Captain Mike Pattrick , Session #235, retired March

partment upon the retirement of Sheriff Bonner . Sheriff Bell is a gradu- ate of 222

Inglewood Police De- partment. Congratu- lations Chief Salcedo.

17, 2017 from the Lawrence, KS Police Depart- ment with nearly 28 years of law en- forcement service.

Chief David Salcedo

Sheriff Devon Bell

n Congratulations to Andrew Salinas for his promotion to Chief of Police for the Port Hueneme Police Depart-

session and served as the Under Sheriff prior to his appointment. Congratulations Sheriff Bell. n Congratulations to James Fry- hoff for his promotion to Chief of Police for

Captain Mike Pattrick

He spent his entire career with Lawrence PD and serving his community. Mike was involved in several different capacities including the agency coor- dinator for the Central States L.E.E.D.S program for the past eight years, Commander of the Detective Division for six years, and also part of the Northeast Homeland Security Council. Mike is going to relax for a few months, enjoy some time with his family, and then see what the future holds for him. Con- gratulations on your retirement and thank you for the many years you have given!

ment, Port Hueneme, California. Andrew is a graduate

the Ojai Po- lice Depart- ment, Ojai, California.

Chief Andrew Salinas

James is a gradu- ate of the NA 261th session and was

of the 253rd session and was selected for this position from the Oxnard Police Department. RETIREMENTS Congratulations to the following recent retirees: n Edward Bonner , NA 139, Placer County Sheriff Dept n Chris Carroll , NA 256, FBI, San Francisco Division n Tim Curran , NA 229, San Diego Sheriff’s Dept n Todd Frank , NA 231, San Diego Sheriff’s Dept n Mitch Tavera , NA 199, El Segundo Police Dept

Chief James Fryhoff

selected for this position from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department. Congratulations Chief Fryhoff. n Congratulations to Carlos Islas for his promotion to Chief of Po-

n Assistant Director Dave Warry , Session #116, retired

lice for the Bell Police Depart- ment, Bell, California. Carlos is a graduate of the 250th session and was selected for

March 31, 2017 after 45 years in the law enforce- ment profes- sion. Dave served with the Wichita, KS Police

Chief Carlos Islas

this position from the Los Ange- les Police Department. Congratu- lations Chief Islas. n Congratulations to David Sal- cedo for his promotion to Chief of Police for the Baldwin Park Police Department, Baldwin Park, California. David is a graduate of

KLETC Assistant Director Dave Warry

Department for over 20 in various divisions to include detective, Vice and Narcotics, Training and Special Operations. He worked his way up through the ranks to Captain before retiring in 1992. He started his

(L-R) Chapter President Ken Tanaka, SSA Chris Carroll (FBI, SF Division).

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